Chapter 8:
Is It All a Lie?
Cat- Writer's block is gonna kill me one day…
*Warning: Extreme language*
"Belittling others makes you look neither tough nor impressive. It makes you look stupid and rude." ~Anonymous
Ichigo woke up at the sound of her alarm going off. She sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes as she yawned. Hm… She thought. How'd I get here? Last I remember I was at the café…
All she remembered was making plans with a boy she met at the café. Everything else was hazy. Ichigo shrugged it off and started getting ready for class.
When she walked out the dorm building, she noticed that Kisshu was outside waiting for her. She walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. "Hey, what're you doing here?" Ichigo asked.
"I just thought we could walk to class together." Kisshu smiled.
Ichigo pouted. "I'm not a baby…"
"But you sure do act like one." Kisshu retorted.
"Hey!"
Kisshu laughed. "Come on." He said as he started to walk ahead. Ichigo lagged behind, still pouting like a brat. Kisshu stopped abruptly, making Ichigo slam into his back. Kisshu turned sideways toward her as he said, "If you keep pouting, I'm gonna have to punish you."
Ichigo's eyes widened of recognition of the familiar glint in his eye. "You wouldn't dare!"
Kisshu smirked evilly. He lunged at her, knocking her down. After they fell, with Kisshu on top, he straddled her hips and started to tickle her.
Ichigo's hysterical laughter echoed through the air, making birds fly away. The faint sound of the late bell rung in their ears and they immediately stopped their actions. "Ugh, you made us late!" Ichigo huffed as she scrambled up and gathered her things.
She ran away as she said, "See you at lunch! I have somebody I want you to meet!"
Kisshu cocked his head questioningly at the retreating figure. Eh, whatever. He thought as he followed her footsteps to the building that his class was in.
When the lunch bell rang, the students filed into the hallway to go to their lockers. Ichigo went to her locker and opened it, grabbing the stuff for the second half of the day. When she closed her locker door, she jumped when she found Kisshu standing behind it, leaning against the wall. He laughed at her terrified expression.
"Kish! You scared the living hell out of me!" Ichigo half-shouted as she slapped his arm playfully
"Mission accomplished." Kisshu said as he laughed. Ichigo glared, which made Kisshu laugh even more.
Ichigo rolled her eyes as she grabbed Kisshu's hand and intertwined them. "Come on, I want you to meet someone." She said. Then, Ichigo dragged Kisshu outside to the meeting place.
When they got outside, they waited under a big tree for a few seconds until they heard, "Hey, Ichigo!" The couple turned around to see Masaya standing there.
"Hey, Masaya!" Ichigo replied cheerfully. Kisshu, instead of greeting, just glared at the already-known boy. It was then that he made the connection with what happened last night.
Masaya ignored his glare and held out his hand. "Hi, Kisshu." He said with a smile.
Snapping out of his daze, Kisshu smirked and shook his hand firmly. "Hello, Masaya." He said.
"Aww, you two already know each other?" Ichigo pouted in disappointment.
Kisshu laughed as Masaya smiled. 'I'll tell you what," Kisshu started. "To make up for it, I'll buy you ice cream."
"YAY!" Ichigo cheered with a spark in her eye. She took the 100 yen (1 US dollar) and ran off singing, "I'll be back~"
Kisshu redirected his attention to Masaya and chuckled. "I was wondering who blabbed my secret to her. Guess I don't need to keep questioning."
Masaya glared. "Ichigo deserves to know the truth."
"I won't deny you that, but you of all people should understand why I haven't told her anything." Kisshu sneered.
"Oh, I understand completely. It's just that it seems easy for you to hurt your loved ones. You already killed your grandmother."
Kisshu froze; his anger slowly rising. He closed his eyes and started counting to calm down. Ten seconds later he opened his eyes as he said, "I didn't kill my grandmother. They did. And why're you so concerned for Ichigo? She's my girlfriend."
"Not for long. I know exactly what Mint is planning, and after that's done. She'll run into my arms and fall in love with me."
Before Kisshu could choke him to death, Ichigo came running up, holding two ice cream cones. "Kish! They had a buy one, get one free sale! So I got you chocolate." Ichigo smiled as she handed him the ice cream. Kisshu gladly accepted it and said, "Thanks! How'd you know chocolate was my favorite?"
"I just took a wild guess." Ichigo said as she licked her ice cream. Kisshu sent a smirk Masaya's way, and in return receiving a glare. It turned into a grin as Masaya said, "So, Ichigo. What did you do last night?" Kisshu stopped in the middle of licking his ice cream with widened eyes as he glanced at Ichigo.
"I don't know. I remember meeting you but everything after is hazy."
The trio sat in silence for a few minutes, munching on their lunches. Kisshu was freaking out on the inside. Why the hell didn't it work?! He thought. It was supposed to alter her memory, not just forget about it!
*The Next Day*
"Attention students. This Friday will be the 3rd Annual Snowflake Ball. This year, we're going to do something different. This will be a boy's ask girls dance. So, you guys have one week to ask that special girl. It will be held in the cafeteria, starting at 7:00pm. That is all."
After the announcement ended, whispers erupted in the classroom. Followed by giggles and laughs from the girls, wondering who would ask to go to the dance. Ichigo sat her desk in silence, thinking about it. I wonder if Kish will ask me… She thought. Then again, I don't really like school dances all that much…
Still deep in her thoughts, she barely noticed that the bell rang, signaling the end of the school day. She gathered her things and went to her locker to trade some stuff out. She put her books and folders into her bag, and headed out to go to her dorm building.
I wonder where Kish is…He usually meets me at my locker to walk me to my dorm. Ichigo thought as she walked on the sidewalk. When the building was in sight she noticed that there was somebody leaning on the wall next to the door. As she came a little closer, she instantly knew who it was and ran up to him.
When she reached him, she put her arms around his neck and pecked him on the lips. "Hey. Why weren't you at my locker?" Ichigo said, cocking her head.
Kisshu smirked. "Well, well, well. Did kitty miss me?" He teased.
Ichigo blushed as she fumbled her words. "N-No…"
Kisshu chuckled. Then, he remembered why he went there instead of to her locker. He tensed up, wondering what to say. Ichigo noticed this and unwrapped her arms from his neck. "What's wrong?" She asked with worry.
"N-Nothing…Just wanted to ask you something…" Kisshu trailed off, noticing the curiosity in her eyes.
"Ok, shoot." She said with a smile. At her reaction, he suddenly gained a burst of confidence as he pulled out what was from behind his back. Ichigo instantly gasped and gawked at what he was holding. It was a pink tulip, her favorite color and flower.
"Will you go to the dance with me?" Kisshu asked with hope in his voice.
Ichigo blushed and smiled warmly. "Sure, I would love to go with you."
Kisshu sighed in relief at her answer and kissed her passionately. Unbeknownst to them, a certain blue-haired girl was watching them with a smirk from afar.
As Ichigo entered her class the next morning, she heard whispers from all around the room; obviously directed toward her. With her remarkably sensitive hearing, she heard:
"Skank."
"Slut."
"Whore."
"She doesn't deserve to go with Kisshu-sama to the dance."
"She's just some wannabe who's using our beloved Kisshu-kun."
Ichigo just let the petty insults roll off her back and sat at her seat, copying down the warm-up from the board in her notebook. She came to an abrupt stop when somebody's hand came slamming down on her desk. Ichigo didn't even flinch as she looked up and noticed that some of Kisshu's fan girls were standing in front of her. "Can I help you?" Ichigo asked with annoyance.
The desk slapper answered. "Stay the hell away from our Kisshu-kun. You don't fucking deserve him. Go to the dance by your fucking self and be a loner like you already are."
Ichigo only smirked as she leaned back in her chair and folded her arms. "Who the hell said that I care about what you think?" She asked.
The blonde only got angrier. "You're such a fucking whore! Go back to where you came from!" She yelled, catching the attention from the rest of the students.
Ichigo only chuckled as she said, "That's ironic, coming from you. Considering you probably had a lot more boyfriends than I did. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if most of those were just one-night stands. I mean, who could put up with your horrible attitude?" Ichigo said slyly.
The girl gasped as the entire class erupted in laughter. The girl leaned in closer to Ichigo to the point where their noses were almost touching. "Stay the fuck away from Kisshu, or else you'll have to deal with me." She whispered, trying to be intimidating.
Ichigo only picked up her pencil and continued working. "Sorry, I'm taken. Oh, and by the way, can you move? Your boobs are in my face and sadly for you, I'm not a lesbian." Once again, the classroom was filled with laughter.
The desk slapper just gasped again, glared at Ichigo, and strutted away. Ichigo continued her work as she thought. I don't know why she was strutting. It's not like she has anything anyway.
When she finished her classwork, she asked the teacher if she could go to the bathroom. Her question was accepted, and she walked out into the hallway with the pass in her hand.
As she was walking through the hallway, she heard the hollow sound of feet hitting the floor behind her. Curiosity getting the better of her she turned around. She smirked at the sight of Mint, who stopped walking at the same time.
"So, stalking me, eh?" Ichigo smirked while crossing her arms over her chest.
Mint cackled. "You're funny, but that's not why I was following you. So, from what I heard, my group of friends hasn't gotten through your thick skull."
Ichigo rolled her eyes. "It's a miracle that you have friends. But, putting that aside, I should've known that you would try to get your friends to break me down, but trust me; you're wasting your time." She said nonchalantly.
"Oh, I don't think I am. You see, I've known Kisshu since we were little, although he doesn't remember because of what our agency did to him."
Ichigo pondered this for a minute. The word agency sounded familiar to her, but she couldn't pinpoint it. "What agency?" She asked narrowing her eyes.
"Wouldn't you like to know? But I'll just beat around the bush. Let's just say, this agency we've been in for a while has made Kisshu lie countless times to your pathetic face." Mint informed. She then walked away, leaving Ichigo staring at the the spot she was in.
Is what she saying true? She thought. I mean, Mint could very well be lying about everything, but she had a flicker of sincerity in her eye when she told me about her and Kish when they were kids. Could Kish really be lying to me? Suddenly not needing to go to the bathroom anymore, she walked back to her class.
Cat- Phew. Got that done. Now that I think about it, you guys are gonna kill me for not updating for a while XD Sorry about that, I got really bad writer's block for this chapter cause it's a filler ad I'm not good at writing them. So, to make it up to you, I'll be posting another chapter this weekend. The chapter after that, questions will be answered about this agency and Ichigo's past. Btw, I'm gonna skip right to the ball next chapter, cause I really don't need any writer's block right now XD Ja ne!